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♠ 8 6 5 3 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ K J 10 8 5 ♣ Q |
Some pretty agressive bidding gets you to a challenging game. South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠K, overtaken by East's ♠A. East returns a ♠ to West's ♠10, and he then plays the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 7 4 ♥ A Q 8 6 2 ♦ Q 6 ♣ A 8 4 3 |
| Deal 16 4♥ OL: ♠K |
♠ 8 6 5 3 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ K J 10 8 5 ♣ Q |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠K, overtaken by East's ♠A.
East returns a ♠ to West's ♠10, and he then plays the ♠Q.
Losers: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 3 Total = 6 With 2 tricks already gone you still have 4 losers. You could consider ruffing the 3 ♣ losers in dummy but that would just create a trump loser even when trumps are splitting 3-2. So it looks like you will have to establish the ♦ suit for discards. You could pull trumps and then play your ♦Q, hoping the defenders will grab their ♦A immediately. But unless they are real novices they will hold it up one round and you'll no longer be able to reach dummy. The solution is to establish the ♦s before you use up dummy's ♥K. Ruff the third ♠, then play ♦Q, (which they will duck), and another ♦, (which they will probably take). Win whatever they return, pull trumps ending in dummy, and enjoy your 3 ♦ winners. Click NEXT to see the complete Deal. |
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♠ 7 4 ♥ A Q 8 6 2 ♦ Q 6 ♣ A 8 4 3 |
| Deal 16 4♥ OL: ♠K |
♠ 8 6 5 3 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ K J 10 8 5 ♣ Q |
If East does not take the second ♦ you continue the suit, and whether you ruff
or discard a loser you still make the contract.
Deal 17 |
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♠ K Q J 10 ♥ 10 9 ♦ 7 3 2 ♣ K 10 7 2 |
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♠ A 9 2 ♥ J 7 3 ♦ A 9 2 ♣ J 9 6 5 |
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♠ 7 4 ♥ A Q 8 6 2 ♦ Q 6 ♣ A 8 4 3 |